JIIA Center for Global Outreach (CGO) Inaugural Symposium

JIIA Center for Global Outreach (CGO) Inaugural Symposium

The JIIA Center for Global Outreach (CGO) successfully held its inaugural symposium in Tokyo on Monday, November 17, 2025. The event brought together policymakers, intellectual leaders, and experts from around the world to discuss pressing global issues. You may view the full proceedings of the symposium through the link below.

JIIA CGO Inaugural Symposium / Japan’s Global Voice — A New initiative for global outreach Begins.

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The Next Global Order : Looking 10 Years Ahead What is the U.S. Role Ahead? Japan’s Role in a Changing World

Event Overview

Date & Time Monday, November 17, 2025 | 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Venue The Imperial Hotel, Tokyo (in-person attendance by invitation only)
Format Hybrid (In-person / Online)
Registration This event will be held as a Zoom webinar. Please register using the “Register Here” button.
A viewing URL for the day of the event will be sent to the email address you provide via the Zoom system.
Language Japanese-English Simultaneous Interpretation
Fee free
Contact CGO@jiia.or.jp
Program Here Highlights of the symposium Here Highlights of the reception Here

Program

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    Opening

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    Opening Remarks – The Imperial Hotel

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    Keynote Speech

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    Panel 1: Politics and Security

    Moderator

    Panelist

    • ETO Naoko

      Senior Fellow, The Institute of Geoeconomics
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    • Happymon Jacob

      Director, Council on Strategic and Defense Studies, India
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    • KOTANI Tetsuo

      Chief Research Fellow & JIIA CGO Fellow /  Professor, Meikai University
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    • Nguyen Hung Son

      President of the Diplomatic Academy of Viet Nam
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    • Kenneth R. Weinstein

      Former President / Japan Chair, Hudson Institute (USA)
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    Intermission

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    Panel 2: Economy and Trade

    Moderator

    Panelist

    • Tim Groser

      Former Minister of Trade, New Zealand
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    • MUNAKATA Naoko

      Professor, Graduate School of Public Policy
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    • Jean-Eric PAQUET

      The EU Ambassador to Japan
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    • Jusuf Wanandi

      Co-Founder, CSIS Indonesia
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    Intermission

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    Panel 3: Regional Cooperation and Global Issues

    Moderator

    • AKIYAMA Nobumasa

      Director, Center for Disarmament, Science and Technology
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    • Panel 3

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    Panelist

    • FUSA Koji

      President, GVE (Japan's first decacorn)
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    • Bilahari Kausikan

      Special Envoy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore
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    • KITAOKA Shinichi

      Former President / Special Advisor, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
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    • Oba Mie

      Professor, Kanagawa University
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    • TAKEUCHI Sumiko

      Director & Chief Research Fellow, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies
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    Closing Remarks